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Fin de siècle · Novel
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde. A young man remains outwardly beautiful while his portrait records the moral consequences of his hedonism.
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- Date
- 1890 / 1891
- Origin
- Ireland / England
- Genre
- Novel
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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Why it matters
A young man remains outwardly beautiful while his portrait records the moral consequences of his hedonism.
This work is included on the basis of bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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